Shouties Straw Poll

As my head clears, and the memories of last Saturday come flooding back, I remember Shouty doing one of his infamous "Straw Polls." I think this must be a Shipley thing, as I have also bore witness to Lefty and Stuart doing the same thing. It basically consists of a dispute. One that springs to mind is the now infamous "Fadge or Vadge" debate of last year. What happens is after a heated argument, that cannot be settled by fact or a presentation of overwhelming accord by other members of your drinking crew, somebody decides to canvass any passing, or present, stranger to settle said argument. As mentioned, lefty approached all and sundry to try and prove that the euphemism was Fadge and not Vadge, in his instance he won, and the argument was settled. Like I said earlier, it seems to be very much a Shipley tradition of proving one's self correct. On Saturday it was brother Shoutys turn to raise an issue. With there being some kind of Gay pride gathering in the main City Square, he announced that out of all present that Crespo was most likely to be considered a "Gay Icon." Of course Crespo disputed this, and as the the debate reached an impasse. the Shoutster decide to take his case to the public.

There was some strange calls. Even I received a vote! If memory serves, and it serves badly, I think the Mercenary may also have been singled out once as the pink of the pack, but if Joe Public's voice is anything to go by, the choice was soon whittled down to two. Crespo and Plus One. And much to Shoutys chagrin it wasn't Kev. Plus one stole the title away, due it would seem to his decision to wear a tight t-shirt. Who says stereo types don't exist. A tenner says he doesn't wear it round Bradford again. But then again, good old down town Bradford isn't exactly right up there with Paris and Milan as a fashion hot spot, unless track suits and white socks have become En Vogue in the last twenty minutes.

PS
Do you spell it Shoutys or Shouties? The first just doesn't seem right, but I am not convinced by the latter. According to the spell checker they are both wrong. It's suggestion? Shorties! That can't be right, he is over six foot tall. Unless my browser is set to ironic mode, I don't think that is the one either. Any other tenders??